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THE AMERICAN MADE SOME
LARGE HIT NIT!
Just how popular the efforts of the
Chicago American to exploit fche Qo-To-Church
campaign as a circulation
game are with the clergy can be
gathered from the following editor
ial which appeared in "The Message,"
the organ of the new First Congrega
tional church:
"It was a little unfortunate that a
journal with the moral reputation
and standing of The Chicago Amer
ican should have spoken the first
word in Chicago about this move
ment. People are prone to be a lit
tle fearful of sheep's clothing when
worn by former or occasional con
sorts with wolves. But' inasmuch as
the idea was neither originated by
the American nor in any way com
promised' by it, it is entirely possible
to recommend the .plan fathered by.
the Chicago Christian Endeavor Un
ion, supported by an interderiomina
tonal committee and being copied In
many cities all over the nation. Mr.
Fegert had suggested' the plan dur
ing the time of the Men and Religion
Campaign, but it was found impos
sible or unwise to launch the matter
then. However, the president of the
Cook County Christian Endeavor Un
ion, Mr. A. G. Fegert, toqk up the
matter at practically the same time
as the American, and not only en
listed the morning papers in the en
terprise but sent telegram,s to 'Fath
er Endeavor" Clark and' set the ball
rolling. Mr. Fegert is now chairman
of the interdenominational commit
tee and -Hev.' Philip Yarrow is secre
tary. The Y. M. C. A. has donated
the use , of offices, 401 Association
Building, Marshall Field Co. has
loaned office furniture, the telephone
company has agreed to provide tele
phone service and it is "hoped, the
street car companies and other pub
lic service corporations will join in
free aid to the movement to fill," all
the churches on Sunday, February
1..1914. Headquarters can be ad
dressed as above or reached by tele
phone Central 1706.. In many parts,
of the city churches 'of all denomina
tions are banding together to can
vass their localities. In this enter
prise both Catholics and Jews will
co-operate with Protestants and the
large cause of religion will surely .re
ceive a big impetus."
SEE "HER OWN MONEY" AND
HELP BENEFIT ALONG
A theater benefit for the Women's
Trade Union League, to raise funds
for its work, has been arranged with.
the Stud'ebaker Theater for Friday
evening, January 30. Julia Dean, in
"Her Own Money," is the attractlonr
"Her Own Money" Is a comedy
written for a wife or a husband, a
bachelor maid or a bachelor man. It
deals with the question that has toss-'
ed many happy marriages on to the
shoals of trouble and the question
that has kept many a bachelor maid
from saying "Yes."
Tickets may be obtained at the
Women's Trade Union League, room
609-166 W. Washington street, or at
the Studebaker Theater.
ANOTHER GANG VICTIM
New York, Jan. 26. Another in
nocent victim wag added to the gang
sters' list when a stray bullet firmed
during a battle between the "Galary"
and . O'Rourke gangs killed Israel
Agafsky.
Two weeks ago another bystander
was killed during a fight between the
same gangs. Asofsky kept afruit
store at Madison and Pike streets,
where today's battle took place.
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WHITMAN AFTER 'EM
New York, Jan. 26, With the
bank accounts of sixteen politicians,
including Cnaries.F. Murphy, Tam
many chief, and James B. Gaffn'ey,
alleged '"'.bagman," now in his posses
sion, Dis't Att'y Whitman started
search of records of every bank in
state in effort to obtain evidence
showing of existence of plot to' loot
state pf vast sums of money.